Dovecote Park

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on April 6th 2007 by nigelg.

This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.

Also known as The Dovecote Park March, MacDonald Of Sleat.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Tune For Bill by Banchory Strathspey And Reel Society
• Another Measure: Scottish Country Dance Music From The 1950's, Volume 2 by Adam Rennie And His Scottish Country Dance Quartet
• Father And Son Of Scotland by Jimmy Shand Jnr
• Happy Hours With Jimmy Shand by Jimmy Shand
• King Of The Button Box by Jimmy Shand
• The Bluebell Polka by Jimmy Shand
• The Ceilidh Album by Dave Swarbrick
• Whistle O'er The Lave O't by Alex Green

X: 1
T: Dovecote Park
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:f | A2A B2A | A>df a2g | f2f A>df | a>fd e2f |
A2A B2A | A>df a2g | f>ga e>cA | d3 d2 :|
g | f>ga d2e | f>ed a2f | e2e A>Bc | egf e2g |
f>ga d2e | f>ed a2g | f>ga e>cA | d3 d2g |
f>ga d2e | f>ed a2f | e2e A>Bc | egf e2f |
A2A B2A | A>df a2g | f>ga e>cA | d3 d2 ||
|:f | A>df f>ef | A>df a2g | f>ed A>df | e3 e2f |
A>df f>ef | a>fd B2g | f>ga e>cA | d3 d2 :|
g | a>fd A>df | f>ed B2d | A>df a>fd | e3 e2f |
a>fd A>df | f>ed B2g | f>ga e>cA | d3 d2g |
a>fd A>df | f>ed B2d | A>df a>fd | e3 e2f |
A>df f>ef | a>fd B2g | f>ga e>cA | d3 d2 |]

Dovecote Park

I'm posting this in answer to a request for a good 6/8 march. I have played this for years; I think I first became aware of it through the playing of Dave Swarbrick on his "Ceilidh Album". It is sometimes called "MacDonald of Sleat" after a dance of that name which uses the tune, and it was composed by a James Braidwood. I enjoy playing this tune a lot.

# Posted on April 6th 2007 by nigelg

It's a 'CRACKER'

I've just played it through and I think I'm going to enjoy playing this tune a lot too.

# Posted on April 7th 2007 by hetty

boring as a march /fun played at slide speed!

# Posted on May 2nd 2007 by birlibirdie